hotandsticky

OK....that is not a WISE issue. They do in fact have a 'funds for long term stay in Thailand ' option as they reason for transfer. Immigration are the culprits here, insisting on more than just bank statement evidence. In my case I have to get a certification from Kasikorn bank in Pattaya to evidence the monthly transfers.

.....and the circus continues.

What difficulties have been reported with WISE? I have not experienced anything negative, worthy of 'reporting', in the last 5 years. Not my main 'bank' but certainly my only currency transfer provider.

I never suggested that having a correspondence address equated to residency. I guarantee that it would be less likely that UK banks would look to sever a relationship where a UK address was on file. As you indicated, going as far as reproving addresses is not on the current agenda. Low hanging fruit - if you have a foreign address, or a non-resident marker on your account, you are a much easier target. The cost of regulatory compliance is the reason for declining new non-resident accounts..........closing existing non-resident accounts is the next logical step in the process.

It was a rhetorical question......

I would hate to be someone's lackey and have to show nerds around...................

You have a nasty streak, don't you?

I do think that you handle trolls quite well. He is on my ignore list, so I don't have to.

Unless that is the only option available. To be fair, it should be noted that Wise ARE regulated - it is just that they are not included under FSCS because they are not a bank. If I had, say, up to 50k to place somewhere it would be Premium Savings Bonds - using my WISE account as the linked bank account.

It is perfectly OK to have a UK correspondence address that is, say, a family member. That is what I have.

They are very good at what they do

Your comments are plausible. The one thing that I find odd in this scenario is that the outcome could look as if the military/controlling influences have been walked all over. That just doesn't sound right to me given the incidence of coups in this country.

..and here is a photo...... https://vietnam.postsen.com/world/427216/Mr-Thaksin-Ms-Yingluck-appeared-at-Prime-Minister-Hun-Sen’s-birthday-party.html

Yes, a long history together - and golfing buddies.

Google it. I did. Oh, there you go...https://apnews.com/article/thailand-thaksin-shinawatra-cambodia-hun-sen-e3835ff2972fb3afdac149c2cb627da9

Beats a coup in my book.

No different to any predecessor - he certainly took less than Thaksin. He got things done - and at the end of the day may have successfully presided over a major move towards democracy in Thailand.

I agree with all the above..........it was just a shame that he was such an unlikeable figure - now, if he had some of the charm of a khun Abhisit.......

Exactly. It is not about determining whether to charge more fatties.

That will not happen......this survey is about safety and weight distribution.

Let's just say it is a subject close to my heart...????

Your post is nothing to do with the data collection story. "The process is used to help determine the weight distribution on aircraft, and calculations need to take place every five years". Start your own topic by all means if you want to propose higher fares for people over a certain weight.

Didn't stop him going to Cambodia to celebrate with his pal Hun Sen.

Nothing to with fatties, read the report. It is a data collection exercise (optional).

Pharmacies in soi Buakhao are a rip off.....the street sellers are fine. Try the Kamagra orange dissolvable tabs, 7 in a pot, for 180-250 Baht depending on negotiating skills